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Ola posted:How hard can it really be to get two wheel drive on a bike? Rokons been doing it for years, and in a much cooler form than anyone else  http://www.rokon.com/about/index.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vs2haa6sOM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ54nsI5Qvg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEMQxGrbTsE
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Ola posted:How hard can it really be to get two wheel drive on a bike? If you have the forkless steering as pictured above, you could have a sprocket there too somewhere. And front wheel drive cars manage to put power to a steering wheel, so why not on a bike? I saw an american guy riding a ktm with 2wd in a documentary about last years Erzber rodeo. some info on it here. http://cycl.info/bikes/ktm/2wd/ edit.. thats from 2004. but watch Tougher than Iron, i'm pretty sure it was in that. echomadman fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Apr 13, 2010 |
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eggyolk posted:It's about 90% done now, so yeah, the lack of pegs and presence of a clutch lever are purely laziness. Aside from being a really cool design study, have you worked out any of the aero that would be associated with this design. I'd imagine that riding this would be all sorts of uncomfortable with more wind buffer than you'd get on a naked bike. Also you mentioned that this is a thesis project, what's the course?
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c0ldfuse posted:If I were to put that on my visor, I'd at minimum get a pair of yellow gloves to make the illusion complete. Wait...do they make yellow riding mittens? I think I'd get a red helmet just to put a lego face on the visor. Late edit, but I'm mad at myself for knowing about pipeburn.com but never checking it out until now. 
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Slim Pickens posted:*long intake of breath ending in *thump* from passing out*
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Linedance posted:how the hell is the steering supposed to work? Steer by wire? Hub centric steering like the Bimota Tesi.
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Aargh posted:wind buffer It's a product design course at Pratt Institute with a emphasis on kinetic elements expressed through motorcycles. It's not full on motorcycle engineering as much as I'd like it to be, more just a means of practicing various drawing and modeling skills. There's a windshield that nests flush with the top of the tank, which rises up similar to an active spoiler on a performance car. It's a deign element that came late in the process though and isn't as well integrated as I'd like but it's a bit late to change things. Third scale model primed: 
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Does the shark teeth on either side of the front wheel steer with the wheel and move with the suspension? I would definitely want a lower seat and shorter swingarm, but it's about the modelling excercise of course - the actual mechanics aren't really important. It looks vicious!
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Ola posted:shark teeth That's right, they also move according to braking force if that gives any indication to their function.
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Thats a friggin huge can of redbull man.
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eggyolk posted:It's a product design course at Pratt Institute with a emphasis on kinetic elements expressed through motorcycles. It's not full on motorcycle engineering as much as I'd like it to be, more just a means of practicing various drawing and modeling skills. This is just really really cool, I love it.
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Dubs posted:Thats a friggin huge can of redbull man. I originally thought it was a full size model and had a similar reaction: "Holy crap, where can I get Redbulls in that size?"
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They're getting close! http://www.bevnet.com/news/2010/3-29-2010-Red_Bull_adds_special_edition_19_oz_racing_cans
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I'm confused about what this ad is trying to say: I guess harley riders are pedophiles? Edit: Or maybe that they don't wear protection.
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Jack the Smack posted:I'm confused about what this ad is trying to say: Not if they're in Alabama!
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Jack the Smack posted:I'm confused about what this ad is trying to say: Jesus. "Buy our motorcycle and gently caress young girls." How dumb can this marketing get?
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Decided to buy a shot from the last race, looking forward to the next one in a couple weeks!
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Jack the Smack posted:I'm confused about what this ad is trying to say: Is this a legit ad? Where'd it come from? Seems pretty ridiculous, even for H-D.
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Jack the Smack posted:I'm confused about what this ad is trying to say: or that the kind of people that ride Harleys have a daughter in grade 10 who's 8 months pregnant? edit: Oh oh I know! Harley Davidson: There's one born every minute...
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Jack the Smack posted:I'm confused about what this ad is trying to say: I thought riding a Harley was scientifically proven to cause sterility due to the vibration?
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FuzzyWuzzyBear posted:Is this a legit ad? Where'd it come from? Seems pretty ridiculous, even for H-D. There's nothing on the internet of that without the logo being cut off or doctored out. That's the original image.
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if anyone needs to order parts for a bmw, may i recommend max bmw in new hampshire
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:if anyone needs to order parts for a bmw, may i recommend max bmw in new hampshire are those the replacement final drive bearings?
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Linedance posted:are those the replacement final drive bearings? 
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Linedance posted:are those the replacement final drive bearings?  drat son
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Linedance posted:are those the replacement final drive bearings? 
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Linedance posted:are those the replacement final drive bearings? 
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Linedance posted:are those the replacement final drive bearings?  A place I used to order VW parts from would always send a bag of m&ms with the orders, too. Kind of a funny business practice, but I guess it stands out.
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Linedance posted:are those the replacement final drive bearings?  It's not a flaw, it's a self lubing feature.
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Linedance posted:are those the replacement final drive bearings? Melts on the mount, not in the cams?
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Took the RV90 out today with my camera. Click to embiggen.  
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Great looking pictures. I'd ride the poo poo out of that thing around downtown here.
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I want to see a picture of you riding that thing.
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Hughmoris posted:Great looking pictures. I'd ride the poo poo out of that thing around downtown here. Thanks. I do ride the poo poo out of it everywhere, its a blast. Z3n, I have to ask, why?
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Phat_Albert posted:Thanks. I do ride the poo poo out of it everywhere, its a blast. I think he thinks it's a bear on a tricycle thing. And *I* am appalled at the suggestion.
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Phat_Albert posted:Thanks. I do ride the poo poo out of it everywhere, its a blast. Because I'm curious about the proprotions of it. I'm 5'11 and can't ride a minibike because of my stupid long torso. 50s are kinda doable, but I'm wondering if something like an RV90 would be in my future. A picture with some good frame of reference would be fine too, if you're camera shy 
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The RV is quite a bit bigger than a CRF-50 or something like that. I'm about 6'3" and I dont feel cramped on it. The seat is so long you can make it quite a reach to the bars if you feel like it. Sadly I dont have any pictures of myself on it that i can sext to you, so here are some pictures of what I can only assume are normal sized people on them. The person on the #164 bike is pretty drat short, but the rest seem normal sized, #164 can straight leg it to put a foot on the ground, which means they're like 5 foot nothing.    Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 06:03 on Apr 15, 2010 |
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I really want a silly bike for city runaround. Something like the RV90 would be perfect. But in winter time:  Nice setup. Apparently from Trondheim in the 30s, taken from a weather site which can report that the snow is melting a lot earlier than usual.
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Jack the Smack posted:There's nothing on the internet of that without the logo being cut off or doctored out. That's the original image. I found these after looking for a while. I still don't understand what, if anything, HD is trying to say though. http://nextround.net/2009/03/09/do-not-send-your-daughter-to-oakwood-girls-high-school/ http://www.vivapixel.com/photo/3277?page=1
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